# Virginia SB229: Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; placement of Council.

Virginia SB229, Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; placement of Council., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-18 (Left in Rules) (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB229
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; placement of Council.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-18, Left in Rules
- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (118 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Health Commissioner; work group; recommendations on Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention. Directs the State Health Commissioner to establish a work group to examine the feasibility of and make recommendations for the placement and infrastructure of an Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ghazala F. Hashmi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 35 | 5 |   |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 14 | 1 |   |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 1 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2024-11-18: Left in Rules (House)
- 2024-02-23: Continued to 2025 in Rules (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-23: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2024-02-22: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee (House)
- 2024-02-13: Impact statement from DPB (SB229S1) (Senate)
- 2024-02-13: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2024-02-13: Read first time (House)
- 2024-02-13: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2024-02-05: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB229S1 (Senate)
- 2024-02-02: Committee substitute agreed to 24106691D-S1 (Senate)
- 2024-02-02: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2024-02-02: Read second time (Senate)
- 2024-02-01: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Committee substitute printed 24106691D-S1 (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered (Senate)
- 2024-01-25: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-01-25: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-23: Impact statement from DPB (SB229) (Senate)
- 2024-01-15: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104894D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2024-01-31: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB229)
- Introduced, 2024-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB229)

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- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB229)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB229-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).